Brownie

The Brownie camera was made by Eastman Kodak. This simple camera was released in 1900 and was originally made out of a cardboard box. Its basic design with a meniscus lens and allowed for the cheap price, making this camera affordable and easy to use. With the accessibility of the camera one of the popular slogans was, "You push the button, we do the rest." The original camera took 2¼-inch square pictures on 117 film.